Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

The Lumina Foundation in Indianapolis has announced the winners of The Great Admissions Redesign. The Great Admissions Redesign seeks to revolutionize the admissions process and increase accessibility to higher education for all students, particularly those not admitted in proportion to their shares of the U.S. population.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The NYT article, while referencing Proposal 2 relative to faculty hiring, did not discuss the institutional challenges it presented to increasing Black enrollment. The NYT article failed in its journalistic integrity by not presenting a more balanced view ( what has gone right with DEI at the University of Michigan ).

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 1, 2023

What is legacy admissions? Legacy admissions is a policy that grants preferences to the children of alumni. In addition, legacy admissions is a sort of business strategy. apply for admission. The policy has been particularly important in the Ivy League and other elite, private schools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Dual enrollment programs present another compelling solution. Schools should explore taking a similar “multiple measures” approach to traditional grading that allows students more ways to demonstrate their content knowledge and competency.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

For a prospective college student beleaguered by the complexities of the application process, direct admissions is like a dream come true. If their GPA or standardized test scores are high enough, colleges with direct admissions programs will send them acceptance letters without their even having to apply. Two more are considering it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 17, 2023

And – of course – admissions. We are in a fraught moment, with starkly different views on what happened in the past and where we stand in the present. Which brings me to the Supreme Court’s long-awaited decision limiting the use of race as a factor in college admissions. Affordability. Academic freedom. Accreditors. dreamed of.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2023

It’s also luck and that may be the answer as everyone in higher ed awaits the anticipated Supreme Court ruling on the lawsuit challenging Harvard admissions. On Friday, Harvard announced 84 percent of those offered admissions said they would matriculate, or actually enroll this fall, about 1630 students. But it’s not just merit.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 17, 2023

College admissions interviews are an important element of the application process. However, there are several different types of college admissions interviews. With a bit of solid information, combined with some forethought and research, you’ll be able to nail the college admissions interview.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions practices, the world of higher education has scrambled to find ways to maintain racial and ethnic diversity on campuses. Robert Massa, co-founder of the Character Collaborative, a non-profit focused on raising the importance of these traits in admissions processes. After the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The psychological toll of this attention, combined with the racialized trauma present online, contributes to anxiety and exhaustion, taking away from academic focus. Beyond activism, social media fosters visibility, which can be good and bad for Black students.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

A prospective client emailed me yesterday with a question that is regularly asked of me when I give presentations on college admission. Rather it is a collection of rigorous high school syllabi that are presented to students who want to challenge themselves. Both are respected by college admissions officers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

According to LeiLani, When learning is personalized and can be done anywhere, continued relevancy for schools will rely on providing what the present generation values the mostquality experience. Community colleges have a rich history of serving as open-admission institutions and pioneering college access in America.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Supreme Court decision outlawing the use of affirmative action in the higher education admissions process continue to ripple across the nation. Harvey Proactive, targeted zip code-focused recruitment combined with direct admissions. Coordinated scholarly presentations. Incorporate frequent presentations from scholars of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Through the Alliance to Accelerate Excellence in Education, CSUSM guarantees admission to eligible high school students in 18 districts, many with majority Latinx populations. Spanish-language presentations and family engagement help demystify the college process and foster a college-going culture. Currently, 60.1%

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

He added the ruling might narrowly change requirements or expectations for institutions when using race as one part of many holistic admission considerations. He added the ruling might narrowly change requirements or expectations for institutions when using race as one part of many holistic admission considerations. While the U.S.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 23, 2024

But one part of the process looms large in the minds of students and parents alike: the college admissions essay. How long should a college admissions essay be? How long should a college admissions essay be? Are college admissions essay word limits flexible? hitting that submit button. It feels so open-ended.

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Great College Advice

JANUARY 2, 2023

In our conversations, here are some of the things that families tell us that we wish the admissions offices around the country should hear. ” The canned presentations. It’s true: I hate sitting through these presentations. Every once in a while an admissions officer is able to channel something fresh.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. On the same day the U.S. Bensimon summarized this expectation as, “don’t show up too ethnic.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. had already outlawed the use of race in their admissions long before this ruling. Dr. Jessica Faiz. In 1996, California passed Proposition 209, which ended all affirmative action in the state.

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Parchment

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

How should AI fit into the college admissions process? In this episode, we speak with Emily Pacheco, Advisor for AI in College Admissions. We talk about ethical use of AI for college admissions, the opportunities ahead and the need to establish “rules of the road” for AI. for more resources/events.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

They also attacked tenure and imposed new admission standards and athletic programs absent meaningful faculty involvement. Following the ouster of then-president Patricia Okker, the board of trustees and administration eliminated the college’s Office of Outreach and Inclusive Excellence and its gender studies program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2024

Cal State LA CSU’s Transfer Planner – created by enrollment management technology company Liaison International – is an online platform where students who are attending or going to attend a California community college can see whether their past, present, and future coursework will fulfill transfer requirements for their CSU of choice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Scott On Sunday, October 22, Michigan State University (MSU) Trustee Brianna Scott presented a seven-page letter to the board calling for the removal of Dr. Rema Vassar, the first Black woman to chair the Board of Trustees at MSU. For disparities in the recruitment and admission of Black students to MSU?

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The Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Taken together, open access admission policies and challenges to student engagement in the community college context present a unique opportunity for utilizing student workers as learning assistants.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

University of North Carolina , the cases that could re-shape the role of race in admissions or even ban it entirely, are not likely to be known until next June. But the overarching message was that the decisions will reverberate far outside admissions offices and that colleges need to get ready now.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Yale also became more financially accessible: the number of incoming freshmen who qualify for Pell grants doubled from his first year to 22% at present. The percentage of freshmen who are Black, Latinx, or Native nearly doubled between 2013 and 2021, and the share of first-generation students climbed nine points to 21 percent.

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Great College Advice

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Click on the College Search tab where you can search by a specific school name which then presents a Facts & Information page for that school. To figure out just how generous a school is with their aid, a good source is College Data.

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The Guardian Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Plus a letter from Christopher Bowen This week’s Oxford admission tests weren’t as bad as they were portrayed in your article ( Oxford University says it will not base admissions on botched online tests, 20 October ). Worse even than when they tried to switch the biomedical admissions tests to online a few years back.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These policies aimed to counteract systemic disadvantages by considering race, ethnicity, and other factors in admissions processes. academic advisors, residence life staff, admissions coordinators, counselors, and cultural center staff) and their interactions and interventions significantly influence students' experiences and success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Historical Context The SAT and ACT, standardized tests used to measure aptitude for learning in college admissions, have a racist history rooted in the 19th century influx of immigrants into the United States. In 1901, the Board was created in order to standardize college admissions across the United States.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Institutions with fewer resources, schools without the sufficient means to adopt or keep current with AI tool usage risk falling behind, subsequently presenting the possibility of another digital divide between those with more and those with less, the report noted. “I South Carolina State has used AI in its admissions efforts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

The course traces schooling from pre-colonial West Africa to the present and covers the historical, political, and social factors that have affected the education of African American women. In addition to the representational advantages, minoritized faculty may present material in a way to which students of color can more easily relate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

The next year, CCNY adopted an open admissions policy that promised a spot to every high school graduate who wanted one, resulting in a much more diverse campus. Supreme Court ended race-conscious admissions practices at colleges and universities, stoking debates about diversity. And the college began Black and Latinx Studies programs.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Because admissions policies and procedures vary from one country to the next, it is important for students and their families to have the best guidance as they select the most appropriate higher education destinations and engage in the admissions process. How do you best prepare for this interview?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

Along with loan forgiveness, New Mexico students are given preferred admission and reduced tuition rates when enrolled in one of the 23 out-of-state schools partnered with the NMHED. Most students in the program are eligible for in-state tuition rates at public universities and colleges or reduced standard tuition at private schools.

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Edu Alliance Journal

JANUARY 27, 2025

During my senior year, I also completed a year-long internship in admissions. Dean began his professional career in 1975 with Bellarmine University, working in a variety of roles, including Admissions and External Relations. Urbana gave me the opportunity to figure out what I wanted to do and how I could contribute to the world.

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Great College Advice

AUGUST 3, 2023

Fall is the time of year where admissions counselors everywhere hit the road. The structure of the events vary, but often times students can expect to see the same or a very similar presentation to what is offered at the on-campus information sessions. But do you know what to expect at a college reception? So be prepared to ask some!

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